Promoting Sustainable Development through Environment-relevant policies

Annual Report 2012

Green Belt Movement in brief

What We Do

Environment

Statistic and Surveys

Policy Engagement and Communicatiosns

Research CapacityStrengtheing

Conservation activities and sustainable livelihood generation

Tree Planting forWatershed

Advocacy & Climate change

Food Security &Water Harvesting

Peace BuildingCommunity Empowerment &Education

Conservation PoliciesGIS

Communications

Community MobilisationTraining Workshops

Partnership with Universities

CONTENTS

GBM in Brief

Message from Chair

Map of priority watersheds in Aberdare

Our Story

Thematic Highlights

Integrating Population and Health Message into Environmental Interventions

Board of Directors

Research Capacity Strengthening

Finance and Administration

Funding Agencies and Partners

2012: Year under review

Programmes

Advocacy and Peace building

Community empowerment

Statement of Income and Expenditure

“We owe it to our selves and the next generations to conserve the environment so that they can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.”

~ Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, Founder, The Green Belt Movement & Noble Peace Laureate

GBM Annual Report 2012

A Message from the Chair of theBoard of Directors

Major achievements during 2012 include the recruitment of three professional senior managers. Our Executive Director, Ms. Pauline Kamau, has a strong grassroots programmatic and gender background. In addition, we have new human resource and finance managers. These appointments have been absolutely critical to strengthening the organization during this time of transition.

As we rollout our watershed-based strategy in Kenya’s five water towers, GBM is once again showing the way to preserve essential resources. As you will see in the following report, we have mapped out forest areas that are responsible for recharging both rivers and groundwater serving major population areas, in Kenya, and in the region. we are engaging with public and private partners and, encouragingly, receiving some support towards this end. As a priority, we are vigorously resources because the work is both urgent and important.

We are deeply thankful for the ongoing support of our work. With friends at home and abroad we are able to continue striding forward with this great work! it is so encouraging when you reach out to us, attend our events, and remain interested in our endeavors. Do ahead and read through the report for more on GBM in 2012. We welcome your feedback.

Sincerely,

Njeri GakonyoChairThe Green Belt Movement Board

Dear Friends,

This was our first full year after the passing of

our Founder and Chair, Professor Wangari

Muta Maathai and though we felt her loss

keenly, the Green Belt Movement Board and

staff have been determined to ensure a

lasting legacy to her life’s work. Naturally we

have been finding our footing and our voice

and you will continue to hear from us as the

work extends and deepens.

In Africa there has never been a greater need

to ensure that we conserve our rich but fragile

natural resources for the sake of ourselves

and future generations. We still have a unique

opportunity to leapfrog the destructive

development models the world has seen, to

chart a path that both uplifts people and

replenishes the earth. It is heartening to see

that the proposed global agenda to replace

the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s)

after 2015 is emphasizing that they be

sustainable development goals focused on “

the resource triad of water & sanitation,

energy & climate, and agriculture & food/;.

Wi th incred ib le fores ight and deep

understanding of both people and nature,

Professor Wangari Maathai’s work through

the Green Belt Movement has addressed all

three areas of the proposed SDGs through

innovative community-based approaches.

GBM seeks to remain at the forefront of

translating the growing knowledge into

programmes at grassroots level, with

advocacy and push towards greater

environmental conservation.

“Africa has a uniqueset of circumstancesto address and moreneeds to be done tocatalyze innovation, togenerate solutions forlocal problems and toimprove the wellbeingof the continents’speople. ”

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Founded in 1977 by professor Wangari Muta Maathai, the Green Belt Movement’s

(GBM) work has focused on conserving the enviroment by empowering rural

African women and their families, and creating sustainable livelihoods. To date,

over 51 million trees have been planted and hundreds of thousands of women

have been empowered and experience improved family incomes.

Underpinning GBM’s has been a fundamental

idea that when people understand the linkages

between their actions and the environment they

are more likelyto muster their energies and take

action for change.

Today, GBM still uses three planting as an

entry point into communities. This simple act

enables the work with women and their

communities start to address the root causes

of the complex problems they face. Through

GBM’s community empowerment and

education approach, GBM takes women and

men from their communities through a process

of identifying their problems, understanding

where they come from, and together exploring

solutions. This approach is a powerful way for

issues to be identified and linkages understood.

It is also during theses seminars that

communities experience an awakening that

they can do something. They listen to each

other, form groups, and find ways to

work together to address their challenges.

Our Story

In 2012, GBM focused on development of a new five year strategy focused on its core programmes tree planting, advocacy and climate change, and community empowerment and education (CEE)

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” When we look at the climate we see how it has changed. After working with GBM, we now understandthe importance of planting trees to restore our climate” ~ GBM Members

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Kenya’s Water Towers: Tree planting and Livelihoods in the Aberdare

Range

In the Eastern side of the Aberdare Range, through the support of USAID, GBM has

been implementing a project with the aim to promote community-based resource

management.

The project has positively impacted on the management of resources through a

participatory forest management approach. GBM is working with community

members, private companies, local institutions, government departments and Kenya

Forestry Service (KFS) to ensure the protection and restoration of forests. Thousands

of farmers have been trained in natural resource management and conservation of

biodiversity, biophysical and socio-economic data will help us to measure the impact

of the project. As pressure on the Aberdare increases, management plans for critical

watersheds should help reduse the potential for conflict over the control of natural

resources in critical watersheds. Restoration remains a key concern wherever we

work, and 600,000 trees were planted in the Aberdares with USAID support during

2012. To further reduce pressure on these forests alternative business plans such as

bee keeping have been developed.

The Year in Review

What Did GBM Do in 2012

GBM has aligned its strategy with Kenya’s Vison 2030 which aims to transform Kenya

into a middle income economy by 2030. The environment component calls for

increasing of Kenya’s forest cover to 10% by 2030. This is an ambitious target, however

it is one which GBM has long supported in its own targets for the five water towers of

Kenya

Five Watersheds Initiatives

Kenya’s Water Towers: Tree planting and Livelihoods in the Mau Forest

In the Mau Forest Complex GBM has a number of partners and projects to restore the forest.

We are working in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative and Spanish Government through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to restore degraded land in the Enoosupukia Forest Trust Land and the Maasai Mau Forest GBM is working with communities to reforest these areas, and mitigate against climate change through carbon sequestered in trees planted. Carbon credits generated would then help improve community livelihoods.

Both of these projects are seeking registration under Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) scheme. In total they are expected to generate over 200,000 tons of Co2 equivalent (carbon credits). Over one million trees have been planted to date over one thousand hectares of degraded lands rehabilitated.

Under the auspices of the Save the Mau Trust, GBM has been working with Kenyan based corporate partners to rehabilitate of Eburu Forest in the Mau Forest Complex. Our partners in this initiative include Nation Media, Kenya Breweries, Equity Bank and Kenya Wildlife Services. The project is set to continue to 2014, with the possibility of a phase two of the project.

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GBM is working to organize communities around the Enoosupukia Forest Trust Land

and Maasai Mau Forest to stimulate reforestation of degraded lands.

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“ To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world.

You are our hope and our future.”~ Wangari Maathai

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Five Watersheds Initiatives

Kenya’s Water Towers: Tree planting and Livelihoods in the Mount Kenya

We have planted about 1 million with Mainchi and Size of Wales. At the same time GBM received a volunteer, who is specialist in forest fires from Japan who will be with GB, for one year

Kenya’s Water Towers: Tree planting and Livelihoods in the Kirisia Forest -Samburu

In 2011 GBM stated a new three year project with communities around Kirisia Forest in Samburu. The aim of this project is to restore degraded farm land and forests through creating sustainable livelihoods for community members with support from Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Yves Rocher Foundation and Schooner Foundation.

As a part of the project GBM initiated weekly radio broadcasts. Listeners can call in to ask questions related to owernership of forests, forest facts and clarity on roles and responsibilities of “The Community Forest Associations” which are legally recognized entities for forest management.

Strengthening our Policy Outreach

The GBM has strengthened its policy engagement and communications function by developing a strategy for issue-based engagement with various cons t i t uenc ies . Each p rog ram identified two key issues on which policy outreach efforts would be focused. GBM continues to participate in various policy-making forums including working groups through PEC Strategy (Policy Engagement and Communications).

BloggingSocial Media

The Working Group Model

PEC StrategyWebsite

Online Resource Center

MediaInfluenceDecision-makers

Policy- makers

Formed New Strategic Partnerships

In 2012, the Green Belt Movement developed new partnerships with institutions and funders. These new partnerships brought in resources to consolidate the organizations work in its environmental conservation and capacity strengthening initiatives with the communities that GBM work with.

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This is a powerful education tool considering levels of literacy and lack of

access to the main grid or televison. most people rely on their battery powered

radios fro news and information. As a result over 150 Manyatta owners

(homesteads) appraoch GBM Tree Nursery Groups for three seedlings to plant

around their homesteads, as well as seek more information on how to harvest

water at household level.

GBM Tree planting event in Sagana watershed by students, community members and Provincial administration contributing to the 467,22 trees planted in the watershed during the year y 115 tree nusery groups

Tree Planting with Institutions

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The vision of GBM is to create a value driven society of people

who consciuosly work for continued improvement of their

livelihoods. The main objective of the movement is to improve

livelihood of societies and alleviate poverty while focusing on the

conservation of the environment and especially biodiversity of

plants and animals threatened with extinction.

The Kenya Armed Forces have directly and actively been

involved in national afforestation programme both within and

outside their area of jurisdiction and hence joined the Green Belt

Movement in an established collaboration partnership.

Project Implementation

The first intervention for GBM involved a team of civil servants into

transformed environmentalist with broad environmental matters

that are affecting the country. We focused on empowering the

team with capacity to be actively involved in protecting our

environment at local and national level. The seminar for the

Armed Officers were held in barracks country wide and over 450

officers were recruited to take over the tree planting tasks within

the barracks.

The outcome from the seminar is outlined

a) Classification of Local, National and Global environmental

problems according to causesb) Deeper analysis of environmental problems and the existing

policy and institutional framework with the constitutional context

(roles of institutions such as the National Environmental

Management Authority, Policies and Legislation such as Forest

Act)c) Insight towards Global Warming and Climate Change

The Kenya Defense force team and the Green Belt Movement planting trees with

the community in gazetted forest land

Bee Keeping in Samburu West Constituency

Beekeeping can be used to improve the quality of life of rural communitiesby conserving local biodiversity and support livelihoods in Kirisia Forest in Ewaso Nyiro Conservancy.

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economic incentives for enabling restoration of forests and other natural

vegetation. Placement of beehives along riverbanks is one of those

incentives.

The land along streams frequently floods and is, therefore, less suitable for

permanent structures and many activities. Hives placed in stream side trees

are not inundated and provide good income from the flood plain. This creates

an alternative from dry-season farming of this area that destroy the stream

buffer zone and results in soil erosion, water pollution and excessive water

abstraction. It is generally accepted that poor land use practices in the

watershed, unregulated and excessive water abstraction for domestic and

horticultural use, weak policy enforcement and population pressure on

natural resources have resulted in degradation services and economic

losses at the national level.

Keeping the riparian zone in natural vegetation and trees provides a

biodiverse area where some plants are flowering year- round to provide a

continuous supply of nectar and pollen for bees. These zones are well-

known for the ecological service of filtering polluted runoff before it enters

streams. Stream side vegetation taps sediments, excess nutrients and

pathogens, provides important habitat for wildlife, and helps maintain both

water quality and quantity. Bees do their part in pollinating plants of this area

and serving as “watchdogs” in protecting it from potentially destructive

livestock or people!

Honey is very beneficial for us mothers of Samburu. We use honey as medicine, food, during weaning the infants and preservative at household level.Honey is also used during circumcision to be given to the Morans (young warriors) after the cut. We are very grateful for The Green Belt Movement for bringing this kind of development to us at the grass-roots level. We have never received this kind of development in our constituency. Thank you very much!~ Samburu Women Beneficiary, Angata Nanyukie Location

To protect the restored environment, beekeeping was initiated as an ecological

friendly source of livelihood. Sample Kenya top bee hives were issued to 92 group

members to start implement the developed bee keeping business plan. the tree

nursery groups aim to increase the hives to 1,275 for income, increased land

productivity and protection of biodiversity.

Tree planting projects frequently meet resistance from local people because land that

could be grazed or farmed is converted to forest. Limited resource farmersoften see thus as their loss, sometimes been sabotaged as a result. One solution is to provide new

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Restoring the Environment and Protecting Water Resources

“ I have seen rivers that were brown with silt become clean-flowing again...The job is hardly over,

but it no longer seems impossible.”~ From the article “Planting the future:’ The Guardian, 16 February 2007

he current threats to the watersheds have been forest fires, illegal logging of indigenous tree species, illegal

grazing, illegal charcoal production, illegal cultivation of

crops and settlement. These have adversely affected the

ecosystem hydrological functions as well as local

biodiversity. To reverse this trend, GBM in line with its

new five year strategy has embarked on a watershed

based approach to restore degraded watersheds. Different

partnerships within the year have brought together the

local community and different stakeholders. Activities were

initiated to restore indigenous forest, enhance and protect

local biodiversity, influence policy for sustainable forest

management among others. Thus, through these

initiatives there has been an increased awareness on the

linkage between destruction of forests, climate change,

agricultural productivity and socio-economic problems.

Also trees that they grow on the farms serve as s source

of fuel, timber, food, fodder and an important biodiversity

that includes pollinators. The country in general benefits

from services such as clean drinking water and electricity.

Globally, trees sequester carbon and thus mitigate against

the adverse effects of global warming.

Programmes: Ecosystem and Biodversity

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Mathioya watershed: Mathioya river leaving Wanjerere forest

RESULTS : BY THE NUMBERS

A total of trees were planted in 20121,971,378

6,500 trees planting sites in critical watersheds across Kenya

more than 53 million trees planted to date

4,034 GBM supported community tree nursery groups

476 Green Volunteers (GBM grassroots volunteers) who work directly with local communities

70% Average survival rate

uring 2012 GBM continued with its peace and reconciliation initiatives district of Nakuru County through a partnership with the Green Gross International, Sweden.

The sustainable communities, peace and reconciliation project was aimed at enhancing community and institutional capacity to mitigate conflict in Molo and Kuresoi by developing communities. The project worked with District Peace committees, the provincial Commissioner, Peace Building committees, Women groups, Youth Groups, School Children and teachers.

The project organised the 1st Children’s Oeace Festival 2012, that moblized 1189 Children, Teachers, Education Officers and Security stakeholders to gather at the Wangari Maathai Peace Park in Molo town. The Children presented a common message “ We Want Peace” committed through songs, traditional dance, poetry and drama. The leaders rose to the challenge and committed to strengthening peace in the region so as secure the children.

GBM initiated the Peace Tent campaign dubbed “ I will Actively Promote Peace” seeking to mobilze communities to sign peace pledges. National leaders were also sort to commit to promote peace at national level. Key highlight was getting pledges from eminent personalities including, the Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, The Vice President Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, The Police Spokes man Eriv Kirathue and Supreme Court Judge Hon. Lady Justice Njoki Ndungu.

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Advocacy and Peace Building

GBM initiated the Peace Tent campaign dubbed “ I will Actively Promote Peace”seeking to mobilize communities to sign peace pledges.

Key highlight was getting pledges from eminent personalities including, the Prime

Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, The Vice President Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, The Police

Spokes man Eriv Kirathue and Supreme Court Judge Hon. Lady Justice Njoki Ndungu

The “ Peace Tent League” was organised in Molo. The League brought together 10

teams from Molo comprising two women football clubs and 8 men football clubs. The

matches were played in five different villages brining together youth from villages that

were involved in 2007/08 PEV. The men’s Semifinals held between Kamungei Football

Club Vs. Milimani FC and finals held between Sugutiet FC Vs. Kianjoya FC were held on

30th Sept 2012 that literally saw hundreds of villages of all ages gather together to watch

the tournaments. Young children were the first to arrive and engaged in children’s

games as the players arrived and warmed up. Meanwhile, talented children

commentators were on the microphones warming up the crowd for the day. Peace

Messages such as “Kianjoya and Segutiet Youth For Peace”’ Children Playing together

in Peace”, “Together we can build Peace” “We are better together” were aired in the

commentaries.

The winning teams went home with a trophy, a ash prize and a ball, while the all other

participating football teams went home with a football for a consolation prize. The host

Kamungei Primary School and the young children team each received a ball too. The

message to the communities was to build structures and support events and activities

that contributed to bringing people together for a common good. The message from the

communities was to support the young talents and support such like activities to foster

oneness that would build community resolve to peacefully coexist.

The project also mobilised five popular radio stations in the run up to elections to

sensitize communities on and provided toll free front desk, hotline SMS and help desk

services urging the public to send in any early warming information that may lead to

violent conflicts within the region. Although the project ended during the year, some

activities split over to 2013, since election date was moved from December 2012 to

March 4 2013.

We continued to address issues of gender and we have been in close contact with Nobel

Women’s Initiatives, especially in advocacy work on “ Stop Rape Campaign”. GBM

participated in addressing African Union Presidents during the AU session in March

2013.

GBM continues to campaign against land grabbing and has worked with communities in

Nairobi and elsewhere to safeguard land.

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The City Market land grabbing case is one that GBM has been working and following

with the traders and it is yet to be determined. Three GBM carbon projects have

been registered with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCC). At the same time, one VCS (Verified Crbon Standard) project has gone

through validation. A second VSC project is waiting validation but the project Design

Document has been completed. Additionally, one staff attended the COP meeting in

Doha, basically to learn and share GBM’s work.

The “Peace Tent League “ organised in Molo brought together 10 teamscomprising two women football clubs and 8 men football clubs.

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Integrating Population and Health Message into Environmental Interventions

T he Green Belt Movement recently completed a three year Population Health and Environment pilot project

funded by USAID in partnership with FHI360, Ministry of

Public Health and Sanitation, Local Administration, NCPD,

APHIA plus Kamili in Nithi, Nyeri, Tetu and Othaya

constituencies.

The project enhance understanding of relation between

environment health and population and the benefits of EHP

linkages/integration. Through a participatory process

integrated EHP actions were identified that addressed the

threats to the environment and to people’s health. The

project supported 45 Rural Green Volunteers and

Community Health Workers as intervention agents to

disseminate appropriate knowledge in family and

reproductive health for people to be able to make informed

choices. This process promoted change in community

attitude towards family health and linking ot with

environmental conservation and instilled values and ethics

that safeguard human welfare.

The project engaged 60 health centre’s and reached out to

5000 community members through GV led outreaches.

13200 trees were planted in schools, health centers and

local administration office grounds.

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A Publication of the EHP project

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GBM recognise some of the Tree Nusery groups that

we work with at the grassroots level by coming

together, taking action towards environmental

conservation.

Tia Wira Women Group From Kigumo

This is an active group willing to work with the organization.

Since they started their tree planting work:

- They have 5,000 seedlings

- They work as a team in all their activities

- They all participate in environmental conservation

- they have planted trees in their farms

- They initiated a merry - go round sacco

Isabella Wanjiku From Gatundu South

She is a member of Bamako Self Help Grouo in Kiamworia

Network. Her group was started in 2007 and they have been

able to plant trees on public lands, their own farms and

gazetted forests.

She has been able to moblise her group members who

produce over 25,00 quality seedlings annually. Her group

has been compensated on different occasions and has

started a poultry keeping project where she is the treasurer,

they sell eggs and chicken.

Recognitions for 2012

Anne Wanjiku from Kahuro Women’s Group. Her group undertakes IGAs like treeplanting, cake baking and ecotourism. She notes the benefits this has brought to herfamily as these extra resources help prevent conflict in the family and thus strengthenfamily bonds

Donors and PartnersGBM acknowledges the following institutions for their generous support in 2012.

DONORS

PARTNERS

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$ 1,000+

Aid for Africa Anonymous donor Barry Rosenberg Ben Lin Community Foundation of New Jersey Don Purcel Diane Englander Ellen Spertus Fred Gellert Family Foundation Garrison Dyer Grace Jones Richardson Google Matching Gifts Program Hans Frei Izaak Walton League of America Irving & Constance Philips Jeanette Jefferis John Morley Keith Golden Linda Kim Mattew Erickson Mia MacDonald & Martin Rowe Nina Dougar N B Family Ltd Partnership LP Pact Apparel PRBB Foundation Ravi Kalidindi Rooted In Hope Rebecca Stewart Resource Renewal Institute RSF Innovations in Social Finance Sandra Crowder Segal Family Foundation, Inc. Susan Davis Shamila Dissanaike Stephanie Van Dyke The James and Alvina Bartos Balog The Hurford Foundation The Community Foundation for Greater Cap Yarrow Dubin

$ 10,000+

Auerbach Family Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Clinton Climate Initiative Environmental Systems Research Institute FHI 360 Green Cross Sweden Hafslund Storm Janine Boneparth Jostens Inc.Lorna Taylor Mainichi Newspaper Margaret C. Snyder Moore Foundation Richard & Rhonda Goldman Fund Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsSchooner Foundation Size of Wales Shaklee Corporation Prince Albert II of Monaco The Uplands Family Foundation The Schooner Foundation United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Yves Rosher

Citi Bank General Electric Kenya Defense Forces

Kenya Wildlife Service Kenya Forest Service Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF)

Posta Kenya Standard Chartered Bank Save the Mau Trust Fund United Nations Environment Programmes Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies

2012 2011

Total Total

Ksh Ksh

INCOMEGrant received 99,695,483.00 249,486,217.00Interest income 3,150,634.00 1,607,467.00 Miscellaneous income 6,476,221.00 3,023,787.00

TOTAL INCOME 109,322,340.00 254,117,471.00

EXPENDITURE

Environmental Rehabilitation 115,056,570.00 113,628,224.00Advocacy and Networking 1,711,810.00 12,322,216.00Project equipment 4,377,192.00 3,919,162.00Professional services 18,345,525.00 31,927,686.00Langata Expenses 362,705.00 -Project overheads 1,956,939.00 3,580,050.00Printing and stationery 274,751.00 747,535.00Personal cost 39,537,163.00 36,720,191.00Other overheads - Administrative costs 34,814,331.00 28,005,313.00Repair and maintenance 1,954,720.00 1,954,720.00Telecommunication 754,660.00 1,123,166.00Local travel 799,608.00 280,406.00Insurance 372,307.00 372,207.00

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 220,318,281.00 234,580,876.00

Surplus/deficit for the year transferred (110,995,941.00) 19,536,595.00

2012 2011

ASSETS Ksh Ksh

Non Current Assets Property and Equipment 53,317,800 53,317,800

Current AssetsCash Balance 67,574,818 88,117,243Receivables 24,886,759 50,146,655

TOTAL ASSETS 145,779,377 191,999,796

RESERVES AND LIABILITIES

ReservesGeneral Reserves 26,704,444 134,722,125

Current LiabilitiesPayables 119,074,444 57,227,671

TOTAL FUND BALANCE AND LIABILITIES 145,779,377 191,999,796

Financial ReportStatement Income and Expenditure for the Year Ended 31 December 2012

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GBM Board and StaffGBM is most grateful for the leadership, guidance and oversight that board members bring to the organisation.

GBM Kenya Board

Njeri Gakonyo, ChairVerstine Beaman Mbaya - TreasurerLilian Wanjiru Njehu - Assistant TreasurerRahab Wanjiru Mwatha - SecretaryMiriam Wanjiru ChegeMarion KamauWanjiru KaranjaCyrus KimamoWanjira MathaiJane Ngugu

GBM USA Board

Mis MacDonald, ChairMargaret (Peg) Snyder - TreasurerWanjira Mathai - SecretaryLorna TaylorCarter Via

GBM Europe Board

Maggie Baxter, OBE, ChairNavjyot Johal, TreasurerRoger Northcott, Company SecretaryWanjira MathaiCaroline McCormick

Senior Managements Team

Pauline Kamau - Executive DirectorMercy Karunditu - Deputy Executive Director - In Charge of ProgramsWanjira Mathai - Director, International AffairsChristine Okoko - Finance & Administration ManagerJuliet Otieno - Human Resource ManagerStephen Mills - Director, GBMI - USAFrancesca de Gasparis - Director, GBMI - Europe

The Green Belt Movement proudly acknowledges our remarkable staff and volunteers in Kenya and Internationally who give generously of their time and talent so that we continue to honour Professor Wangari Muta Maathai’s legacy though our globallyrecognised projects.

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